The townhome was well within their budget. She had not returned to his hometown since the breakup.
She felt very upbeat about Randy D visiting her residence late at night.She looke... moreThe townhome was well within their budget. She had not returned to his hometown since the breakup.
She felt very upbeat about Randy D visiting her residence late at night.She looked over the blueprints with Randy D, but did not grasp why he wanted a sub-basement. He overlooked her protestations to becoming a full-time sandwich matron.
Would I be bugging you if I asked to check your bag for contraband avocados and Vegemite? How dare you bring mayonnaise-laden foods to a Randy D potluck, there’s something wrong with you, dude, you bugging!
What are some compound words or phrases or expressions that have completely different meanings when the order of the words is reversed?
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the former. What are some funny or awkward ways it might play out if that error showed up?Examples:Her sports bra was one of the most famous ones in the whole county. He prefe... morethe former. What are some funny or awkward ways it might play out if that error showed up?Examples:Her sports bra was one of the most famous ones in the whole county. He preferred to see her in the sports bra that evening.When her father died bankrupt, the only thing he left her was his raggedy old sports bra.~
The only thing contestants win are various size bags of rice. Losers go to a farm labor camp for a year. Wait...that's what most North Koreans already do...farm labor.
She appeared for 40 nights, always dominating the other players by providing so many correct questions that she guaranteed herself a majority of the three Daily Doubles ever... more She appeared for 40 nights, always dominating the other players by providing so many correct questions that she guaranteed herself a majority of the three Daily Doubles every show, which she used to advance her dollar amounts outpaced everyone else’s. Her vast intelligence spans so many subjects and categories of knowledge that it seemed impossible to land on one that she does not know well. She was adept at sprinting far ahead of the other contestants to continuous runaway games that ensured her final victories. Last night, however, was the first time in a long time that she did not get all three of the Daily Doubles, and the first time that she did not have a runaway at the end of Double Jeopardy. She still had an opportunity to win the game, though.
The Final Jeopardy answer was (paraphrased), “This is the only country in the world that its name in English ends in an h, and it’s one of the top ten most populous ones.” What is Bangladesh?
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What are some other compound words in the English language that when the order of their two parts is reversed, the result is nonsensical, odd, weird, funny, off base or just plain silly?~
She stole a fur stole.
Did you like the way that felt felt?
I will not contest the outcome of the contest.
Can you show us how you dance the Can-Can?... moreShe stole a fur stole.
Did you like the way that felt felt?
I will not contest the outcome of the contest.
Can you show us how you dance the Can-Can?
I used my credit card because I couldn’t foot the bill at the foot doctor’s office.
Which show did you show up to watch?
It was sheer luck that we found someone who knows how to sheer sheep.
Reed went to the music store to buy a reed for his clarinet.
*When words are spelled the same way and sound the same way but have different meanings, they are called homonyms.~ less
By scrambling the letters of each of these four directional words, then adding only one extra letter of your own choosing to each one of them, form four words that are relat... more
By scrambling the letters of each of these four directional words, then adding only one extra letter of your own choosing to each one of them, form four words that are related to each other in some way.
When forming your four words, you do not have to use all of the letters of the four directional words, and you do not have to add an extra letter if you do not want to.
The extra letters you choose can vary for each of the four directional words, one for each of them.The four related words that you form can be in any language, but if it is other than English, please state what language it is. Also, no mixing of languages among your four words, other than instances of loan words that exist in two or more languages.
Proper names of people, places, and things may be used.The four words you form do not have to make a complete sentence, but they can if you like.Spelling counts, regardless of which language is used. For words with alternate spellings, you are allowed leeway.Compound words or hy... less
